Last week, we reported on Maryland’s new gross receipts tax on revenues derived from digital advertising services (the “Tax”), the first of its kind in the nation. Affected taxpayers and tax practitioners alike can breathe a...more
Maryland recently enacted the nation’s first tax on digital advertising. The new tax, the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (the “Tax”), became law on February 12, 2021.
The Tax has been surrounded by controversy from...more
During the first special session of 2020, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill 4212 (“HB 4212”). Governor Kate Brown (the “Governor”) signed HB 4212 into law on June 30, 2020.
HB 4212 extends the time periods that...more
7/28/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Revenue ,
Governor Brown ,
New Legislation ,
OR Supreme Court ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Litigation ,
Time Extensions
President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) on March 18, 2020. The Act becomes effective April 2, 2020, and contains a number of tax provisions that fund the Act’s mandatory paid leave...more
Yesterday, like other commentators, we reported that, in accordance with its terms, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) is effective on April 2, 2020. Please be aware, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”)...more
As discussed in recent blog posts, the Oregon Legislative Assembly recently enacted a Corporate Activity Tax (“CAT”). Governor Kate Brown signed the legislation into law, effective January 1, 2020. Put in simplest terms, the...more
As we reported in our June 4 blog post, Oregon lawmakers had recently enacted a “corporate activity tax” (“CAT”) that applies to certain Oregon businesses. The new law, absent challenge, becomes effective January 1, 2020.
We...more
7/26/2019
/ Business Taxes ,
Commercial Activity Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Governor Brown ,
Income Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Referendums ,
Repeal ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Planning
We are taking a break from our multi-post coverage of Opportunity Zones to address a recent, significant piece of Oregon tax legislation.
On May 16, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law legislation imposing a new...more
6/5/2019
/ Business Ownership ,
Business Taxes ,
Commercial Activity Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Revenue ,
Goods or Services ,
Governor Brown ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Local Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
Registration Requirement ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Substantial Nexus ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Returns ,
Tax Revenues ,
Underpayment ,
Unitary Business